Xavier Roura

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Xavier Roura is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Xavier Roura has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 45 papers in Parasitology and 30 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Xavier Roura's work include Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (62 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (35 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (18 papers). Xavier Roura is often cited by papers focused on Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (62 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (35 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (18 papers). Xavier Roura collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Italy and United States. Xavier Roura's co-authors include Laia Solano‐Gallego, Lluís Ferrer, Laura Altet, Olga Francino, Ángel Sainz, Guadalupe Miró, Armand Sánchez, Agustín Estrada‐Peña, Andrea Zatelli and Saverio Paltrinieri and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Xavier Roura

125 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A review of canine babesiosis: the European perspective

2016 283 citations Laia Solano‐Gallego, Xavier Roura et al. Parasites & Vectors profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xavier Roura Spain	34	2.4k	1.9k	1.3k	1.2k	525	134	4.1k
Laia Solano‐Gallego Spain	50	5.7k 2.4×	4.2k 2.2×	3.2k 2.4×	2.7k 2.1×	1.2k 2.3×	161	8.4k
Gætano Oliva Italy	29	3.6k 1.5×	1.3k 0.7×	2.1k 1.5×	569 0.5×	172 0.3×	87	4.0k
Karen C. Bloch United States	27	668 0.3×	1.0k 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	316 0.6×	72	3.2k
Manolis N. Saridomichelakis Greece	29	1.2k 0.5×	645 0.3×	877 0.7×	440 0.4×	138 0.3×	116	2.5k
Pierre Couppié French Guiana	35	1.3k 0.6×	286 0.2×	2.4k 1.7×	2.4k 1.9×	125 0.2×	231	4.5k
Henry M. Feder United States	31	748 0.3×	1.3k 0.7×	768 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	315 0.6×	98	3.5k
Tom van Gool Netherlands	38	1.0k 0.4×	2.5k 1.3×	983 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	50 0.1×	98	3.8k
Marjan Van Esbroeck Belgium	35	2.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	578 0.4×	1.7k 1.3×	95 0.2×	179	3.8k
Adam J. Birkenheuer United States	36	664 0.3×	3.0k 1.6×	490 0.4×	2.2k 1.8×	1.2k 2.2×	118	4.0k
Heidemarie Holzmann Austria	43	3.2k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	3.2k 2.6×	164 0.3×	116	5.3k

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Martí‐Carreras, Joan, Johan Espunyes, M. Magdalena Alcover, et al.. (2025). Leishmania tarentolae and Leishmania infantum in geckos from Mallorca Island, Spain. International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife. 28. 101138–101138.

Lubas, George, Saverio Paltrinieri, Roberto Amerigo Papini, et al.. (2024). Clinical and Clinico-Pathological Observations of the Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Dogs Affected by Leishmaniosis and Other Inflammatory Diseases. Animals. 14(7). 1013–1013. 2 indexed citations

Frau, Maddalena, et al.. (2024). Is pancreatitis associated with meglumine antimoniate treatment for canine leishmaniosis? A multicentric prospective study. Parasites & Vectors. 17(1). 532–532. 1 indexed citations

Marco, Alberto, et al.. (2023). Needle tract seeding and malignant transformation of hepatocellular adenoma into well‐differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma in a dog. Veterinary Clinical Pathology. 52(3). 507–513.

Roura, Xavier, et al.. (2022). Medical management of primary tracheal collapse in a cat. Veterinary Record Case Reports. 11(1). 1 indexed citations

Zatelli, Andrea, et al.. (2021). Is proteinuria a rare condition in apparently healthy and sick cats? A feline practice experience (2007-2018). Open Veterinary Journal. 11(3). 508–508. 6 indexed citations

Roura, Xavier, et al.. (2020). Canine leishmaniosis and kidney disease: Q&A for an overall management in clinical practice. Journal of Small Animal Practice. 62(1). 3–3. 29 indexed citations

Roura, Xavier, et al.. (2019). Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST): retrospective study of 6 dogs. 39(3). 155–161. 3 indexed citations

Fondati, Alessandra, Luigi Gradoni, George Lubas, et al.. (2018). Leishmaniasis prevention: what should be known before recommending a topical product against sand fly bites in dogs?. 32(2). 101–112. 4 indexed citations

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Paltrinieri, Saverio, Luigi Gradoni, Xavier Roura, Andrea Zatelli, & Eric Zini. (2016). Laboratory tests for diagnosing and monitoring canine leishmaniasis. Veterinary Clinical Pathology. 45(4). 552–578. 141 indexed citations

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Roura, Xavier, Alessandra Fondati, George Lubas, et al.. (2012). Prognosis and monitoring of canine leishmaniasis.. 26(2). 9–16. 2 indexed citations

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Giori, Luca, et al.. (2011). High-resolution gel electrophoresis and sodium dodecyl sulphate–agarose gel electrophoresis on urine samples for qualitative analysis of proteinuria in dogs. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 23(4). 682–690. 17 indexed citations

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Naranjo, Carolina, Dolors Fondevila, Marta Leiva, Xavier Roura, & Teresa Peña. (2010). Detection of Leishmania spp. and associated inflammation in ocular-associated smooth and striated muscles in dogs with patent leishmaniosis. Veterinary Ophthalmology. 13(3). 139–143. 18 indexed citations

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Maroli, M., Luigi Gradoni, Gætano Oliva, et al.. (2009). Canine Leishmaniasis: guidelines for diagnosis, staging, therapy, monitoring and prevention. Part III: Prevention.. 23(4). 19–26. 1 indexed citations

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Planellas, Marta, Xavier Roura, & Albert Lloret. (2009). Presence of renal disease in dogs with patent leishmaniasis.. 51. 1–1. 10 indexed citations

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Solano‐Gallego, Laia, Ana Ojeda, Josefina Quintana, et al.. (2008). Anti-Leishmania IgA in urine samples from dogs with clinical leishmaniasis. Veterinary Parasitology. 159(1). 17–23. 16 indexed citations

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Roura, Xavier. (2007). Regisponser II. Reumatología Clínica. 3. S33–S35.

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Miranda, Sónia, Xavier Roura, Albert Picado, Lluís Ferrer, & Antonio Ramis. (2007). Characterization of sex, age, and breed for a population of canine leishmaniosis diseased dogs. Research in Veterinary Science. 85(1). 35–38. 69 indexed citations

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Rychen, Guido, et al.. (1998). Fenómeno de Raynaud en la infancia: Revisión y control evolutivo de ocho casos. Anales de Pediatría. 48(6). 603–607. 1 indexed citations

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Ferrer, Lluís, et al.. (1995). Serological diagnosis and treatment of canine leishmaniasis. Veterinary Record. 136(20). 514–516. 93 indexed citations

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